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DECtalk DTC03 Text-to-Speech System Owner's Manual

by: Digital Equipment Corporation

Publication date: 1985-12

Topics: dectalk, speech, tts, digital, dec, assistive_technology, johnmadden

Collection: manuals_various; manuals; additional_collections

Language: English

Item Size: 560.5M

DECtalk hardware speech synthesizer owner manual, uploaded from DECtalk DTC03 Text-to-Speech System Owner's Manual – Manx.

Introduction
Part 1 General Description
1 Getting to Know the System
- 1.1 The DECtalk DTC03 System
- 1.2 The DECtalk Module
  - 1.2.1 Module Configuration
  - 1.2.2 Module Controls
    - 1.2.2.1 LEDs
    - 1.2.2.2 Pushbuttons
- 1.3 The DECtalk Diagnostic Tests
  - 1.3.1 Power-Up Self-Test
  - 1.3.2 Routine Self-Test
- 1.4 Operating Mode
2 How DECtalk Works
- 2.1 Converting Text to Speech
- 2.2 DECtalk Software Program
Part 2 How DECtalk Programming Works
3 Communicating with DECtalk
- 3.1 Programming Guidelines
  - 3.1.1 Types of Data
- 3.2 Using Escape Sequences and Control Characters
  - 3.2.1 Escape Sequences
  - 3.2.2 Escape Sequence Format
  - 3.2.3 Special Characters
  - 3.2.4 Effect of the Backspace (BS) Character
- 3.3 DECtalk-Computer Communication
  - 3.3.1 DECtalk Setups
  - 3.3.2 Program Control
  - 3.3.3 Data Synchronization
4 Character Encoding and Setup Escape Sequences
- 4.1 Selecting ASCII Character Sets
- 4.2 Coding Standards
- 4.3 Code Tables
  - 4.3.1 7-Bit ASCII Code Table
  - 4.3.2 8-Bit Code Table
- 4.4 Character Sets
  - 4.4.1 Designating Alternate Graphic Sets
  - 4.4.2 Invoking Graphic Sets into GL and GR
  - 4.4.3 Character Processing
- 4.5 Control Functions
  - 4.5.1 Escape Sequences
  - 4.5.2 Control Sequences
  - 4.5.3 Device Control Strings
- 4.6 Working with 7-Bit and 8-Bit Environments
  - 4.6.1 7-Bit and 8-Bit C1 Controls
  - 4.6.2 Mode Selection (DT_MODE)
5 Maintenance and Test Commands
- 5.1 Conformance Level Request (DECSCL)
- 5.2 Device Attribute Requests
  - 5.2.1 Device Attribute Request (DA Primary)
  - 5.2.2 Device Attribute Request (DA Secondary)
- 5.3 Device Test and Status
  - 5.3.1 DECtalk Power-Up Status
  - 5.3.2 Device Self-Tests (DECTST)
  - 5.3.3 Device Status Request (DSR) (Brief Report)
  - 5.3.4 Device Status Request (DSR) (Extended Report)
  - 5.3.5 Reset to Initial State (RIS)
  - 5.3.6 Soft Terminal Reset (DECSTR)
  - 5.3.7 NVR Control (DECNVR)
6 Telephone Communications
- 6.1 Telephone Management (DT_PHONE)
  - 6.1.1 PH_ANSWER
  - 6.1.2 PH_HANGUP
  - 6.1.3 PH_KEYPAD
  - 6.1.4 PH_NOKEYPAD
  - 6.1.5 PH_STOPPAD
  - 6.1.6 PH_TIMEOUT
  - 6.1.7 PH_TONE_DIAL and PH_PULSE_DIAL
  - 6.1.8 PH_WINK
  - 6.1.9 PH_NOWINK
  - 6.1.10 Examples of Telephone Communication Sessions
- 6.2 Keypad Mask (DT_MASK)
Part 3 DECtalk Phonemics and Voices
7 DECtalk Phonemic Input
- 7.1 Phonemic Transcription
- 7.2 Pronunciation Errors
- 7.3 Introduction to Phonemic Theory
- 7.4 Phonemes
- 7.5 Vowel and Consonant Phonemes
  - 7.5.1 Phonemic Correction the Easy Way
  - 7.5.2 Automatic Phonemic Substitution for a Mispronounced Word
  - 7.5.3 Vowels
  - 7.5.4 Vowel Allophones
    - 7.5.4.1 Allophones for R-Colored Vowels
    - 7.5.4.2 Schwa Allophone
    - 7.5.4.3 Syllabic Consonants
  - 7.5.5 Consonants
  - 7.5.6 Consonant Allophones
    - 7.5.6.1 Dental Flap
    - 7.5.6.2 Glottal-T
    - 7.5.6.3 Postvocalic-R
    - 7.5.6.4 Postvocalic-L
    - 7.5.6.5 Glottal Stop
    - 7.5.6.6 Controlling Allophone Selection
  - 7.5.7 Silence Phoneme [_]
- 7.6 Stress and Syntactic Symbols
  - 7.6.1 Primary Stress [']
  - 7.6.2 Secondary Stress [`]
  - 7.6.3 Emphatic Stress ["]
  - 7.6.4 Unstressed Syllables
  - 7.6.5 Pitch Control [/], [\], [/\]
  - 7.6.6 Word Boundary
  - 7.6.7 Syllable Boundary [-]
  - 7.6.8 Morpheme Boundary [*]
  - 7.6.9 Compound Noun [#]
  - 7.6.10 Beginning of Verb Phrase [)]
  - 7.6.11 Clause Boundary [,]
  - 7.6.12 Period [.]
  - 7.6.13 Question Mark [?]
  - 7.6.14 Exclamation Point [!]
  - 7.6.15 New Paragraph [+]
- 7.7 Direct Control of Duration and Pitch
  - 7.7.1 Duration and Pitch [<>]
  - 7.7.2 Singing
- 7.8 Selected Readings
8 Voice Commands and the User Dictionary
- 8.1 Speech Control
- 8.2 Speech Timeout
- 8.3 English Text
- 8.4 Speak Phonemic Text (DT_PHOTEXT)
- 8.5 Stop Speaking (DT_STOP)
- 8.6 Data Synchronization (DT_SYNC)
- 8.7 Enable or Disable Speaking (DT_SPEAK)
- 8.8 Indexing
  - 8.8.1 Index Text (DT_INDEX)
  - 8.8.2 Index Reply (DT_INDEX_REPLY)
  - 8.8.3 Index Query (DT_INDEX_QUERY)
- 8.9 Load Dictionary (DT_DICT)
- 8.10 Input Logging (DT_LOG)
9 Modifying Voices
- 9.1 Voice Characteristics
- 9.2 Speaking Rate [:ra _]
- 9.3 Pause Durations [:pp _] and [:cp _]
- 9.4 Selecting a Standard Voice [:n _]
- 9.5 Designing a Voice with Speaker-Definition Parameters [:dv _]
  - 9.5.1 Changing Sex and Head Size
    - 9.5.1.1 Sex, sx
    - 9.5.1.2 Head Size, hs
    - 9.5.1.3 Higher Formants, f4, f5, b4, and b5
  - 9.5.2 Changing Voice Quality
    - 9.5.2.1 Breathiness, br
    - 9.5.2.2 Lax Breathiness, lx
    - 9.5.2.3 Smoothness, sm
    - 9.5.2.4 Richness, ri
    - 9.5.2.5 Nopen Fixed, nf
    - 9.5.2.6 Laryngealization, la
  - 9.5.3 Changing the Pitch and Intonation of the Voice
    - 9.5.3.1 Baseline Fall, bf
    - 9.5.3.2 Hat Rise, hr
    - 9.5.3.3 Stress Rise, sr
    - 9.5.3.4 Assertiveness, as
    - 9.5.3.5 Quickness, qu
    - 9.5.3.6 Average Pitch, ap, and Pitch Range, pr
  - 9.5.4 Changing Relative Gains and Avoiding Overloads
    - 9.5.4.1 Loudness, lo
    - 9.5.4.2 Sound Source Gains, gv, gh, and gf
    - 9.5.4.3 Cascade Vocal Tract Gains, g1, g2, g3, and g4
  - 9.5.5 The [save] Parameter and [:nv] Voice
  - 9.5.6 Summary on Speaker-Definition Parameters
- 9.6 Voice Command Syntax
10 How to Get the Most Out of DECtalk
- 10.1 Developing Your Application
  - 10.1.1 Names, Part Numbers, and Alpanumeric Text
  - 10.1.2 Direct Numeric Encoding
  - 10.1.3 Two-Character Encoding
  - 10.1.4 Ending Commands and Data
  - 10.1.5 Application Development Tips
- 10.2 Developing an Advanced Application
- 10.3 Optimizing the Quality of Spoken Text
- 10.4 Common Errors
Appendix A DECtalk Escape Sequences, Status Replies, and Parameters
Appendix B Configuring the DECtalk Module
- B.1 Setting the Configuration Switches
  - B.1.1 Line Speed
  - B.1.2 Data Format
  - B.1.3 Keypad Mask
  - B.1.4 Busyout
- B.2 Testing the Module
Appendix C Abbreviations and Acronyms
- C.1 Text Processing Rules
- C.2 Number Processing
  - C.2.1 Part Numbers
  - C.2.2 Cardinal Numbers
  - C.2.3 Ordinal Numbers
  - C.2.4 Fractions
  - C.2.5 Money
  - C.2.6 Dates
  - C.2.7 Time of Day
- C.3 Abbreviations
  - C.3.1 Abbreviations Processed by DECtalk
  - C.3.2 Abbreviations in the Built-In Dictionary
- C.4 Word Spellout Strategies
  - C.4.1 Word Spellout Tests
  - C.4.2 Multinational Characters
Appendix D Words with Two Pronunciations
Appendix E DECtalk/Dictionary Phonemic Correspondence
- E.1 Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary
- E.2 American Heritage Dictionary
Appendix F Text Tuning Example
Appendix G Basic Program Example
Appendix H Service and Documentation
- H.1 Digital's Services
  - H.1.1 DECservice
  - H.1.2 Basic Service
  - H.1.3 Per Call Service
  - H.1.4 Carry-In Service
  - H.1.5 DECmailer Service
  - H.1.6 Digital Field Service Information Numbers
- H.2 Related Documents
- H.3 Ordering Information